As though in demonstration, Sitwell took a deep breath, flattening steady hands on the table and giving Mr. Kaplan the chance to do the same and calm himself. "Everyone's normal is different," he offered with another smile. "I'm just trying to find out what yours is. For example, why would this happen to you now, why not before, if you were so familiar with Mr. Kessler that you had his patterns memorized. You were so familiar that you could make the leap that it was directly due to your established relationship that the witness was endangered and, although you say you took necessary precautions to avoid Kessler outright, you happened to witness this incident. Without you, this boy wouldn't have been attacked, and without your help, he would have...what? Died? Is that normal for you, Mr. Kaplan?" Sitwell pulled his hands from the table, folding them in his lap as he gave a casual shrug. "Have you always been that influential?"